Canadian Football League's Grey Cup 100 Train Tour: Connecting With Fans Across Canada

A team of determined Cisco engineers designed, integrated and installed the technology infrastructure on a multi-car Canadian passenger train, transforming it into a traveling time machine for fans across the country to experience and enjoy.

November 09 , 2012

Cisco is the official technology partner of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Grey Cup 100 Train Tour presented by RONA. The technology onboard the train enables the ultimate fan experience by providing the train’s core network, wireless and collaboration technology. Cisco StadiumVision technology allows fans to connect and share in the experience, with dynamic HD Video content delivery, interactive touch-screen stations in the Grey Cup car (developed with Jibestream Interactive Media) and a fan-powered photo mosaic.

[WIRELESS AND COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES OPERATE SEAMLESSLY BETWEEN CARS, TRANSFORMING THE TRAIN INTO A TRAVELING TIME MACHINE CELEBRATING THE HISTORY

OF THE CFL AND THE GREY CUP'S 100TH YEAR.]

[JOE DEKLIC]: WHEN I LOOK AT THIS TRAIN, IT'S JUST FRAUGHT

WITH INNOVATIVE IDEAS. THE TRAIN IS ALL CONSTRUCTED WIRELESSLY, AND IT'S CONTROLLED CENTRALLY.

[VINCE MAMMOLITI]: YOU'LL SEE CERTAIN SCENARIOS HERE WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY RUNNING WIRES THROUGH DRAINPIPES. OTHER SCENARIOS WHERE YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE TAKEN OUT SINKS, AND WE'RE USING THOSE HOLES IN ORDER TO RUN WIRES THROUGH.

[JOE DEKLIC]: EVERY PROBLEM THEY ENCOUNTERED,

THEY CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR.

[AMY SHUYA]: ANYBODY THAT IS ON THE TRAIN, WHETHER YOU'RE 5 YEARS OLD OR 60, YOU CAN

PLAY AROUND WITH THE SCREENS AND ALL THE IMAGES, AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A-- >>[DENNIS SHUYA]: --EXPERIENCE.